Thaniya Kurma

10:52 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Here i have used only few grains, you can also add other grains of your choice.

Ingredients:

• Red kidney beans, peas, chickpea, peanut  - 1 cup
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 1
• Cinnamon - 1
• Bay leaf - 1
• Star anise - 1
• Salt as required

To grind:

• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Green chilli - 4
• Ginger - small piece 
• Shallot onion - 5
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

• Soak grains(Thaniyam) in water for 6 hours or more. Pressure cook grains, take care not to mash it.
• Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon, bay leaf, star anise, chopped onion and chopped tomato, saute this for few minutes. Meanwhile grind everything under "To Grind" section into paste. Add this paste to the onion-tomato mixture. Saute it nicely and add 1 cup water.
• When the water reduces to half, add salt and pressure-cooked grains, mix it nicely, and cook until you get gravy consistency.